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Enrollment
481
Elementary
DISTRICT 537 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240039000713
Riverside Elementary
211 Stillmeadow Dr, Joppa, MD 21085 · (410) 612-1560 · Harford County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL481 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
323 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 54%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 40 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 73% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
36.4%
MD avg 50.6% . +1.7pp since 2023
Math
30.4%
MD avg 34.8% . +9.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.4% | 30.4% |
| 2023-24 | 34.7% | 20.8% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.5%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Maryland's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Riverside Elementary
Riverside Elementary's state test result (30.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Elementary this school | 481 | 67.2% | 30.6% |
| Bakerfield Elementary Aberdeen | 460 | 68.0% | 54.1% |
| Jonathan Hager Elementary Hagerstown | 498 | 69.3% | 32.1% |
| Green Holly Elementary School Lexington Park | 478 | 63.0% | 55.8% |
| G. Lisby Elementary at Hillsdale Aberdeen | 528 | 70.3% | 38.5% |
| Joppatowne Elementary Joppa | 495 | 65.3% | 30.3% |
Matched among Maryland elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Riverside Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Harford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #628 of 853 | #30 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #580 of 853 ▲ 109 | #28 of 32 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #615 of 853 ▼ 27 | #31 of 32 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 481 | #421 of 898 | #18 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #235 of 857 | #5 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.5% | #163 of 857 | #4 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.2% | #312 of 885 | #8 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.9% | #260 of 294 | #15 of 18 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
481
+36 (+8%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 671
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 14.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 481 | 38.4 | 12.5:1 | 67% (323) |
| 2023-24 | 465 | 34.6 | 13.5:1 | 70% (327) |
| 2022-23 | 440 | 32.6 | 13.5:1 | 70% (307) |
| 2020-21 | 445 | 31 | 14.3:1 | 65% (288) |
| 2017-18 | 472 | 27.4 | 17.2:1 | 59% (279) |
| 2015-16 | 458 | 29 | 15.8:1 | 61% (281) |
| 2010-11 | 523 | 37 | 14.1:1 | 54% (281) |
| 2000-01 | 562 | 33 | 17.0:1 | 14% (81) |
| 1990-91 | 671 | 31 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverside Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (472 to 481); teachers up 40% (27.4 to 38.4).
About Riverside Elementary
Riverside Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Joppa, Maryland. It enrolled 481 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year.
Riverside Elementary sits within Harford County Public Schools, which has 55 schools and 37,771 students.
At Riverside Elementary, the largest share of students is Black, at 39%. After that, the student body is 33% White, 15% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Census figures show Harford County is about 14% Black. The school's diversity index is 70%, meaning two students picked at random have a 70% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 38.4 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 12.5:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. The school's lunch program data list 67% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is higher than the 39% average for public schools in Harford County.
Riverside Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of Maryland schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 30.6% and a predicted 34.5%.
Census estimates describe Harford County this way: the median household income is $112,265, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 40% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. In all, Harford County has 55 public schools and roughly 37,771 students.
The school nearest to Riverside Elementary is Magnolia Middle, at a distance of about 0.6 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Riverside Elementary places 4th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The federal government classifies Riverside Elementary's location as Suburb: Mid-size.
Riverside Elementary's enrollment grew from 445 in 2020-21 to 481 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 12.5:1.
The Riverside Elementary community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Harford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
263,757
Census ACS
Median income
$112,265
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
37,771 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Harford County Public Schools
- Edgewood HighHigh · 1,440 students
- Aberdeen HighHigh · 1,396 students
- Bel Air HighHigh · 1,341 students
- C. Milton Wright HighHigh · 1,291 students
- North Harford HighHigh · 1,204 students
- Southampton MiddleMiddle · 1,192 students
Other schools in Joppa
- Joppatowne HighHigh · 882 students
- Magnolia MiddleMiddle · 689 students
- Magnolia ElementaryElementary · 545 students
- Joppatowne ElementaryElementary · 495 students
Other Riverside Elementary schools
43 other US public schools in 25 states are named Riverside Elementary. Riverside Elementary is the 17th largest of the 44.
- RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCRESTVIEW, FL · 1,032 students
- Riverside Elementary SchoolSuwanee, GA · 919 students
- RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMIAMI, FL · 842 students
- Riverside Elementary SchoolRIVERSIDE, NJ · 768 students
- Riverside ElementaryAlexandria, VA · 741 students
Nearby schools
- Magnolia Middle0.6 mi · 689
- Magnolia Elementary0.8 mi · 545
- Joppatowne High1.2 mi · 882
- Joppatowne Elementary1.9 mi · 495
- Oliver Beach Elementary2.3 mi · 150
- Edgewood Elementary2.6 mi · 428
Frequently asked questions
About Riverside ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Riverside Elementary?
Riverside Elementary enrolls approximately 481 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Riverside Elementary serve?
Riverside Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Riverside Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Riverside Elementary is approximately 12.5:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Riverside Elementary?
Student demographics at Riverside Elementary are roughly 33% White, 15% Hispanic, 39% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Riverside Elementary public or private?
Riverside Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Harford County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.